An historic district is an area of the city designated by the Landmarks Commission that represents at least one period or style of architecture typical of one or more areas in the city’s history; as a result, the district has a distinct “sense of place.” Fort Greene, Greenwich Village, Mott Haven, and SoHo are examples [...]
FIPNA submitted a request to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to determine if our neighborhood is eligible as an Historic District.
A Historic District is an area designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission because it has a special character or a special historical or aesthetic interest which causes it to have a distinct “sense of place.” Each [...]
Today (April 19) the DOT spent most of the day on Cannon Place placing concrete barriers along the retaining wall side of the street. They said it was preliminary to taking steps to repair/shore up the wall and repair the sidewalk, and indicated that they want the sidewalk completely closed until repairs are made.
Cannon Place [...]
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that they will have a test BLAST at the site next to the Jerome Park Reservoir Gate House 5 on Goulden Avenue and 205th Street across from the Bronx HS of Science.
Come to the park and listen to the BLASTING.
1. ONE long whistle will sound [...]
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a routine alarm safety, maintenance and inspection procedure at the Jerome Park Reservoir.
The test will take place on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at approximately 9:00 a.m.
The alarm may be detectable near the site but it will be preceded by an announcement that the alarm is [...]
Attention:
On February 5th, 2010 around 10:00am in the vicinity of Van Cortlandt Avenue West one of our neighbors lost their dog.
The dog is a miniature Doberman, she was wearing a red harness, and her name is Fortune.
If you have seen this dog or have any information please contact us at lostdog@fipna.org or use our contact [...]
From A Larger Group:
Hi all,
Today the leaders and staff at City Hall spoke with press and made calls but no vote today. Negotiations will happen over the weekend and we need to continue influencing City Council to not accept the welfare fund that Bloomberg is pushing. There’s no way it will pay real living [...]
Con Edison will perform work on electric transmission cables starting Tuesday, November 17 on Sedgwick Avenue between Giles Place and Stevenson Place.
This work requires excavation and will take place Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm and Saturday, 8am-4pm. Two crews will be working from opposite ends of the project route in 150’ increments: one crew between Giles Pl. and [...]
On Thursday, November 12 at approximately 9 AM, NYCDEP’s Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations will conduct its quarterly alarm safety, maintenance and inspection test at the Jerome Park Reservoir.
The alarm may be detectable near the site; however, there will be an announcement before the alarm is activated that the [...]
On Nov 3, this letter was sent to Council Member Koppell on the matter of the Kingsbridge Armory project FIPNA support Living Wage to CM Koppell 110109
He responded to the letter immediately. See below
On Nov 9, FIPNA asked for a clarification in the next letter. Thank you for your response 111709
—–Original Message—–
From: Oliver Koppell
To: [...]
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